Jodi Peterson

• Two Forks Club awards funding to Marigold Livestock, Deer Tree Farm & Agroforest, Topp Fruits, Mountain Harvest Bakery
• 350 Colorado criticizing Governor's new Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction roadmap
• Consumer groups want Xcel Energy shareholders, not ratepayers, to take on wildfire mitigation costs
• Lauren Boebert loses another staffer amid Capitol insurrection fallout
• Scott Franz: Polis promises response to alleged racially disproportionate COVID vaccine distribution
• Jodi Peterson: Why Colorado won't close 3 coal power plants early

• Governor Polis extends state program providing one-time stimulus checks
• Rocky Mountain Health Plans will end employer-based, group health plans at end of 2021
• Jodi Peterson speaks to Ben Graves about Nature Connection getting 5 years of GOCO funding
• Part One of a new series on lithium from the Mountain West News Bureau's Noah Glick

• The holidays can bring joy and cheer, but also stress and loneliness, so Jodi Peterson speaks to Laura Byard at Center for Mental Health about resources available this season
• The nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland to head the Interior Department is more than symbolic, for many it signals a potential shift in the relationship between tribes and the federal government

• Historic bank building in Ridgway gutted by fire
• Southwest Airlines now flying from Montrose to Denver, Dallas
• Montrose green waste program suspended due to contaminated loads
• West Elk Mine facing new fines
• CSU research project brings 10 bison to preserve in Bent County
• Local drug case thrown out due to illegal police search
• Governor praises Congress for COVID relief package
• Jodi Peterson reports on more efficient irrigation methods 

• Post-Thanksgiving COVID spike not as severe in Mesa County as expected
• Grand Valley Transit workers vote no confidence in their GM
• Hotchkiss trustees approve $1.2M budget for 2021, new headgate at Carl Smith Reservoir
• Senator Michael Bennet introduced one last bill, the Outdoor Restoration Force Act
• Eric Galatas reports this Sunday is deadline for food banks to apply for new state grants
• Jodi Peterson checks in with Natasha Legere for reaction to new COGCC oil & gas rules

• Mesa, Delta, Montrose, San Miguel Counties will begin vaccinating frontline health workers next week
• Connect for Health Colorado extends insurance sign-up deadline to Friday
• Audit finds red flags at Colorado State Judiciary Administration
• KBUT: Avalanche forecasters concerned about stability of this season's snowpack
• Avalanche education courses see record enrollment numbers
• Jodi Peterson gets oil & gas industry reaction to new COGCC rules

• Delta County Commissioners approve $36M budget for 2021
• Public comments on Delta County Land Use plan due before Monday's meeting
• Montrose Hospital changes management companies
• Colorado unveils plan for distributing COVID vaccines
• Advocates fielding growing number of calls from potential DACA applicants
• Jodi Peterson hears from Center for Mental Health on when alcohol & substance use becomes abuse

• Cory Gardner gave his farewell speech in the US Senate on Tuesday
• CASA plans new facility in Delta
• Colorado Parks & Wildlife crack 2019 poaching case on Uncompahgre Plateau
• Body found Saturday in the Adobes area
• Governors in the west want federal support for wildfire restoration
• Jodi Peterson reports CU-Boulder researchers say COVID testing could help stop virus spread

• COVID death toll in Montrose County up to 17
• Montrose School District announces another 121 students, 15 staff must quarantine
• Fish & Wildlife says white-tailed ptarmigan doesn't need Endangered Species protection
• Colorado taking carrot and stick approach to COVID safety enforcement
• Researchers see wildflowers at solar farms beneficial to water quality
• Jodi Peterson checks in with Connect for Health Colorado about upcoming insurance deadlines

• Mesa County program allowing some businesses to avoid COVID restrictions may become model
• Attorney General Phil Weiser releases report naming 9 more sexually abusive Catholic priests
• Dr Anthony Fauci joins Governor Jared Polis for virtual COVID update
• Kori Stanton speaks with Paonia Clayworks co-founder Karen Good about how they're facing pandemic
• Jodi Peterson speaks with Delta County Health Department Medical Director Dr Susan Bright about rising case numbers

• Grant-funded Uncompahgre River improvement project starts next week
• Police dog Oxx died this week after 9 years serving in law enforcement
• Joe Lewandowski of Colorado Parks & Wildlife explains why fire restrictions are in place
• Beau Baker reports on voter intimidation and violence in the Mountain West
• Jodi Peterson interviews Republican Delta County Commissioner candidate Wendell Koontz

As we near the end of a typical school year, KVNF talks with an 8th grader, a local mom and two teachers from Delta County School District about their experience with distance learning in the midst of a global pandemic.